Gems and Stinkers

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Paul Abbott

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1990	7	43.3	20.7	78 52 51	47 37 21 17
1991	3	46.0	16.8	65	40 33
1993	5	41.8	13.3	61	44 44 35 25
1998	4	52.5	10.3	66 52 51	41
1999	7	56.1	15.6	84 62 58 57 54	44 34
2000	27	50.7	15.3	77 70 68 65 64 63 62 62 62 56	48 48 45 43 41 37 28 26 18 17
2001	27	50.5	13.9	74 66 66 65 65 62 61 61 60 57	46 42 41 41 40 38 38 37 32 8
2002	5	30.6	11.4		44 40 30 21 18
2003	8	48.1	17.5	72 70 52 51	44 43 33 20
2004	19	39.5	16.9	72 61 58 57 55 51	40 36 36 35 32 31 24 21 10 8
	112	47.1	16.1

Doyle Alexander

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1971	12	50.3	18.6	75 70 66 63 62 58 52	48 36 29 24 21
1972	9	59.1	17.3	88 84 65 62 52 50	48 44 39
1973	26	50.2	20.2	87 77 76 71 70 69 68 68 65 65	36 33 32 31 28 28 27 26 23 22
1974	12	40.7	14.3	70 58 56	47 39 38 36 34 33 29 24 24
1975	11	54.9	14.3	80 75 63 58 57 55	49 48 47 42 30
1976	25	51.8	18.4	88 79 77 73 72 72 66 59 58 56	47 45 42 37 35 30 28 26 25 24
1977	34	52.3	17.2	81 76 75 73 73 72 70 69 67 66	37 36 34 33 32 32 30 29 27 25
1978	28	49.9	17.8	79 76 76 71 69 69 67 63 57 57	40 39 38 36 35 34 30 24 21 12
1979	18	45.2	12.6	70 61 57 57 56 55 54 52	43 39 39 38 38 34 33 30 29 29
1980	35	50.1	17.8	87 79 74 73 69 66 64 63 61 60	40 35 35 31 26 26 25 23 22 11
1981	24	53.6	13.1	85 70 64 63 62 62 61 60 59 58	46 45 43 34 32 31 30
1982	11	39.6	15.1	69 59 52	40 40 39 37 29 25 24 22
1983	20	46.5	13.7	67 61 61 61 59 57 57 51 51 50	47 42 41 38 35 31 30 22 20
1984	35	56.8	15.6	87 82 80 79 78 77 75 73 71 65	45 44 44 43 42 39 38 33 31 29
1985	36	53.6	14.3	87 75 73 73 73 71 64 63 60 60	44 44 42 39 36 35 35 33 28 23
1986	34	50.5	15.9	72 71 71 69 68 67 66 65 63 63	37 36 36 36 35 34 31 27 19 13
1987	27	58.3	16.9	87 85 80 78 76 75 74 74 71 66	48 48 45 44 43 42 41 37 30 29
1988	34	49.3	19.0	78 72 71 71 69 68 66 64 63 63	36 27 27 25 23 23 22 21 18 15
1989	33	47.6	15.6	76 68 66 66 64 63 61 60 60 57	42 37 33 29 24 23 23 23 22 19
	464	51.0	16.7

Wilson Alvarez

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1989	1	30.0	0.0		30
1991	9	50.2	20.2	89 74 57 55	39 37 35 33 33
1992	9	45.9	11.0	64 57 53 50	42 41 40 38 28
1993	31	56.1	15.1	91 79 77 75 73 71 67 66 65 65	47 47 46 46 43 37 36 34 34 28
1994	24	54.1	16.9	83 81 72 72 68 66 64 64 63 60	48 48 46 44 38 29 19 18
1995	29	48.8	11.7	65 63 62 61 61 58 58 57 57 56	42 41 40 38 37 36 35 31 29 20
1996	35	51.2	16.4	81 76 75 72 69 68 68 65 64 62	39 38 38 33 32 31 29 26 22 16
1997	33	54.8	15.4	82 79 79 77 76 69 67 65 64 62	46 46 44 44 44 42 41 34 30 11
1998	25	49.4	17.7	76 76 68 67 66 66 66 65 62 60	42 37 37 35 34 33 33 30 17 15
1999	28	49.2	16.7	75 70 69 67 66 64 64 61 60 57	44 42 40 33 31 27 26 21 19 17
2002	10	42.4	19.7	71 62 61 57	44 39 31 24 18 17
2003	12	56.7	21.4	85 75 75 72 67 67 58 52	45 45 24 15
2004	15	49.3	20.6	80 76 68 67 63 55 53	49 48 48 42 36 30 14 10
	261	51.4	16.6

Brian Anderson

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1993	1	45.0	0.0		45
1994	18	45.2	18.2	70 66 59 58 57 56 56 55 54 53	48 45 40 29 23 19 14 11
1995	17	42.8	16.7	71 64 63 56 53 53	46 45 44 38 36 30 27 19 19 15
1996	9	45.6	10.3	53 52 51 51 50 50	47 32 24
1997	8	46.4	20.7	70 64 60 59	47 36 21 14
1998	32	49.7	17.3	85 77 77 72 66 64 62 62 61 59	43 42 41 41 37 26 25 24 14 12
1999	19	49.1	20.6	86 80 76 75 63 59 56 53 53 50	44 44 37 33 32 27 26 21 18
2000	32	50.1	17.7	78 76 75 69 67 67 65 62 60 60	41 36 35 32 31 28 26 19 19 12
2001	22	43.0	17.2	70 66 62 60 59 58 57 55 52 50	38 38 35 31 29 26 22 19 17 13
2002	24	47.3	13.7	73 69 65 64 62 61 60 59 52 50	40 39 39 39 36 35 34 30 30 26
2003	31	48.7	17.2	75 73 73 73 72 65 64 60 60 60	37 34 32 32 30 28 23 23 22 21
2004	26	40.1	19.0	89 72 68 64 52	36 33 28 22 22 19 18 18 14 11
	239	46.6	17.3

Joaquin Andujar

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1976	25	51.8	19.8	84 80 75 74 71 70 70 68 68 60	42 42 39 39 27 27 27 26 26 18
1977	25	50.4	18.9	86 82 76 71 67 66 65 65 64 58	41 37 37 34 33 31 31 26 26 19
1978	13	55.5	17.4	83 78 69 68 63 61 60 51	48 42 41 29 28
1979	23	52.3	17.1	76 74 73 73 72 72 68 63 58 55	48 46 44 42 38 33 32 32 32 16
1980	14	48.6	15.9	71 68 67 63 60 54	49 45 44 39 39 35 25 21
1981	11	48.7	14.3	78 60 58 57 51	46 44 41 40 36 25
1982	37	58.7	14.1	88 84 81 80 80 77 72 71 66 65	47 46 44 42 42 41 39 38 38 36
1983	34	50.9	15.6	88 85 79 74 63 62 62 60 60 57	42 40 38 34 34 34 33 28 27 23
1984	36	57.1	18.5	84 82 80 79 78 75 75 73 71 70	47 42 36 36 27 23 22 21 17
1985	38	53.0	15.5	79 77 76 75 75 74 72 68 67 64	40 40 40 39 39 37 36 33 27 15
1986	26	52.0	17.5	79 75 72 70 68 67 64 62 61 61	45 42 37 35 30 27 20 9
1987	13	44.5	13.6	67 61 54 52 50	49 44 42 40 37 35 33 14
1988	10	48.2	6.7	56 55 53 53 51	49 46 42 41 36
	305	52.7	16.6

Kevin Appier

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1989	5	33.0	12.6		45 45 35 22 18
1990	24	58.0	16.0	90 87 83 82 74 73 66 63 56 56	48 48 46 46 40 37 30
1991	31	53.9	17.7	87 86 83 76 75 71 71 68 65 64	44 43 41 40 38 36 35 31 27 15
1992	30	60.6	13.7	91 84 76 76 75 70 70 69 66 66	47 47 44 38 35 31
1993	34	61.1	15.3	91 83 81 81 79 75 74 72 70 69	49 46 43 38 31 19
1994	23	55.6	16.4	81 75 71 68 67 67 67 64 62 62	48 46 43 36 36 33 8
1995	31	55.8	21.4	93 79 78 78 78 77 74 72 72 71	46 45 42 35 29 25 18 9 8
1996	32	56.6	18.5	86 86 86 79 78 75 75 73 70 70	47 44 41 40 38 37 36 27 27 20
1997	34	56.4	16.1	84 83 79 78 73 73 72 70 69 68	47 46 45 44 40 38 37 35 32 14
1998	3	37.0	6.9		41 41 29
1999	34	45.6	17.8	81 74 70 68 64 62 62 59 59 58	35 34 31 29 24 24 21 21 16 4
2000	31	48.1	18.1	78 76 73 73 70 68 61 61 57 57	41 41 38 38 33 32 28 27 6 3
2001	33	55.4	17.8	82 81 80 79 79 75 75 71 71 64	46 41 40 40 39 33 30 28 21 20
2002	32	50.9	16.4	77 71 68 68 67 67 66 64 63 63	43 42 41 38 35 31 24 22 20 15
2003	23	45.4	16.1	67 67 62 58 58 58 57 56 55 52	49 47 38 37 33 26 24 21 18 12
2004	2	34.5	17.7		47 22
	402	53.7	17.7

Tony Armas

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1999	1	46.0	0.0		46
2000	17	50.5	17.8	81 76 74 66 60 60 56 56 50	45 44 39 37 37 29 25 23
2001	34	51.8	15.2	84 75 72 68 67 67 65 64 62 62	44 44 42 41 40 39 26 25 21 20
2002	29	50.6	14.5	71 70 67 66 64 63 62 61 60 59	43 42 40 40 40 37 31 31 30 8
2003	5	58.8	17.1	80 71 59	43 41
2004	16	47.4	17.2	70 70 68 66 59 59 50 50	47 47 37 35 33 26 24 18
	102	50.8	15.6

Andy Ashby

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1991	8	44.6	10.3	64 52	47 47 43 36 35 33
1992	8	43.3	10.6	63 54	45 42 40 36 34 32
1993	21	40.0	18.2	69 66 60 58 55 54 50	38 38 35 31 29 26 18 17 12 2
1994	24	55.8	19.8	83 81 79 78 75 75 73 70 68 65	43 42 37 37 31 30 29 29 22
1995	31	55.0	15.9	87 86 81 74 74 72 70 66 65 63	46 45 43 39 37 36 35 33 31 31
1996	24	53.5	10.9	75 71 71 63 63 61 60 60 59 57	47 45 44 41 39 39 38 37
1997	30	51.6	17.4	80 76 71 70 70 69 69 67 64 63	39 38 37 35 34 33 29 28 21 18
1998	33	54.9	17.5	84 74 74 71 71 71 70 69 67 67	49 47 46 44 44 34 28 28 11 9
1999	31	52.8	16.4	83 81 78 71 68 65 64 63 63 62	46 43 42 42 41 36 33 27 23 13
2000	31	46.5	18.8	84 71 70 67 65 63 62 61 60 60	33 32 26 25 24 23 22 21 19 12
2001	2	49.5	4.9	53	46
2002	30	50.7	17.4	88 78 73 73 72 71 65 63 59 55	45 41 39 36 28 27 27 26 26 21
2003	12	42.8	14.4	64 60 58 54	49 44 40 36 35 27 27 20
	285	50.7	17.0

Pedro Astacio

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1992	11	59.2	17.9	87 81 79 75 57 54	48 45 45 42 38
1993	31	53.2	16.3	83 82 78 74 71 70 69 67 65 64	45 44 39 38 37 36 33 32 26 22
1994	23	52.1	21.1	83 80 72 69 69 65 65 65 64 64	46 34 26 24 23 21 19 17
1995	11	47.3	18.1	77 67 60 56 52 52	47 34 28 28 19
1996	32	52.5	14.7	77 77 70 70 69 66 66 65 64 59	47 45 44 41 40 39 32 25 24 19
1997	31	52.0	18.1	84 78 73 70 69 68 68 68 67 66	48 46 36 29 27 26 25 19 11
1998	34	43.0	18.6	82 77 73 67 67 62 58 56 56 53	31 31 30 24 23 21 20 12 12 11
1999	34	49.1	22.0	89 82 77 76 73 73 71 68 63 62	36 32 24 24 20 19 17 16 10 8
2000	32	48.4	18.8	85 79 77 70 68 64 62 62 62 62	35 35 34 30 28 25 25 19 19 14
2001	26	48.9	21.0	86 81 78 76 75 61 61 59 59 56	43 42 40 36 35 23 22 19 18 5
2002	31	50.0	20.1	90 84 75 73 67 66 64 62 61 61	43 39 37 35 32 26 23 17 15 3
2003	7	37.7	21.3	59 58 50	49 25 16 7
2004	1	36.0	0.0		36
	304	49.7	19.0

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